Chimera
[1st ed.]
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Word Count
77,000 words, Guess
Page Count
308 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL18318588M
- ISBN-100394491399
- OCLC Control Number411898
- Library of Congress Control Number72003389
- LibraryThing32350
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- Goodreads2340167
- AmazonB0000CKU0L
- Better World BooksBWB19665790
- Open LibraryOL5243926M
Classifications
- DDC813/.5/4
- LCCPZ4.B284 Ch
Description
Barth retells the tales of Scheherezade of the Thousand and One Nights, Perseus, and Bellerophon from varying perspectives, examining the myths' relationship to reality and their resonance with the contemporary world. Dunyazade, Scheherazade's kid sister, holds the destiny of herself and the prince who holds her captive. Perseus, the demigod who slew the Gorgon Medusa, finds himself at forty battling for simple self-respect like any common mortal. Bellerophon, once a hero for taming the winged horse Pegasus, must wrestle with a contentment that only leaves him wretched.
First Sentence
At this point I interrupted my sister as usual to say, You have a way with words, Scheherazade.
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